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Learning from History A Black Christian's Perspective on the Holocaust
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Hubert Locke
Book Code: GM1569
ISBN: 0-313-31569-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31569-5
152 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 7/30/2000
List Price: $115.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Religion
Series Number: 63
Reviews:
  • Together the collection makes a valuable addition to any Holocaust collection; particularly notable is his sensitive treatment in several of the essays of the comparison between blackslavery im the United States and the Holocaust. He also has wise things to say about the current state of Jewish-black relations in America. All readership levels.
    —Choice
  • ...a primer on how to approach the complexities of history with respect and courage.
    —Christian Century     June 19-26, 2002
Description: Because the Holocaust, at its core, was an extreme expression of a devastating racism, the author contends it has special significance for African Americans. Locke, a university professor, clergyman, and African American, reflects on the common experiences of African American and Jewish people as minorities and on the great tragedy that each community has experienced in its history--slavery and the Holocaust. Without attempting to equate the experiences of African Americans to the experiences of European Jews during the Holocaust, the author does show how aspects of the Holocaust, its impact on the Jewish community worldwide, and the long-lasting consequences relate to slavery, the civil rights movement, and the current status of African Americans. Written from a Christian perspective, this book argues that the implications of the Holocaust touch all people, and that it is a major mistake to view the Holocaust as an exclusively Jewish event. Instead, the author asks whether it is possible for both African Americans and Jewish Americans to learn from the experience of the other regarding the common threat that minority people confront in Western societies. Locke focuses on the themes of parochialism and patriotism and reexamines the role of the Christian churches during the Holocaust in an effort to challenge some of the prevailing views in Holocaust studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Among and Apart: Black and Jewish Peoples in Western Societies
  • Similar Histories - Separate Experiences (The Difficulty of Approach)
  • Black and Jewish Americans as "Minorities" (The Difficulty of Visibility)
  • The Holocaust: Problem, Perplexity and Perspective
  • The Problem of Inquiry: Amin, Hitler and the Holocaust
  • The Holocaust and the Problem of Patriotism
  • The Holocaust and the Problem of Parochialism: The Debate over Holocaust Studies
  • The Problem of Empathy: Jewish Suffering and the Suffering of Others
  • Holocaust and the Bystander
  • The Holocaust: A Black Christian's Perspective
LC Card Number: 00-022304
LCC Class: BT93
Dewey Class: 231
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